山颓木坏 shān tuí mù huài

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. the mountains crumble and the trees lie ruined
  2. a great sage has died (idiom)

CHARACTERS

山 shān
HSK 3
mountain, hill, peak
颓 tuí ruined, decayed; disintegrate
木 mù
HSK 5
tree; wood, lumber; wooden
坏 huài
HSK 3
rotten, spoilt, bad, broken down